Tag: faith
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Survival as Success
Sometimes I Feel Like We Underestimate Survival When autumn comes, the leaves fall and renew themselves. The tree remains the same tree, but the leaves are not the same leaves. Fruits are born, grow, develop, and die. Just like the world. The soil we stand on remains in place. Don’t look at those who die…
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Success Beyond Comparison: Lessons from Nature
What Would a Tree Say Success Is? What would a tree say if you asked it what success means?What if you asked a stray dog about its biggest dream?Do you think racehorses even realize when they’ve won a race? I often wonder: what does “success” mean to nature? Probably just surviving, reproducing, bearing fruit. Then…
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How to know yourself-72: Purpose
Reflections on Life’s Purpose, Reincarnation, Faith, and Mortality Do I think everything in life has a purpose? Why? Does the idea of dying in my current body and returning as someone or something else excite me? Even if I am a believer, does the thought that there might be no afterlife disturb me? What do…
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How to know yourself-71: Values
Hello friends! Although this is a topic that wears me out, I feel compelled to write as I near the end of this series: spirituality, religion, belief, and values. As I think about these questions, my life, and my readings, one thing that often comes to mind is a memory from our old religious culture…
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How to know yourself-70: Spirituality and Religion
Spirituality and Our Inner World We continue our journey into spirituality and the inner world. Today’s theme is about our internal landscape:How well can we separate religion from our inner world? How do they interact? How do they affect our daily lives? How have these relationships changed since childhood? What factors shaped us? Where do…
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How Modern Life Fragments Our Identity
We live in an age of infinite possibilities. Millions of choices. Endless complexity. And yet here we are — struggling with depression, anxiety, identity crises. Trying to find our way without getting swallowed by the chaos. Compared to those living in war zones or suffering from famine, we’re lucky. And when we compare ourselves to…
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Understanding Our Inner Devils: The Core of Human Problems
The greatest mistake of humankind is inventing devils—and then forgetting why they invented them in the first place. They believe so deeply in these devils that they no longer try to understand them. Instead, they force them into predefined molds and push them away. Humans are weak. They fear confronting themselves. They fear rationality, reality,…
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Living Together: Steps to a Stronger Community
“Dividing is easy. The real skill is living together—building community, embracing diversity.” Picture someone who’s lived alone their whole life and suddenly has to step into society. Maybe it’s a person moving from a small village to a big city. Or someone who spent years in isolation. Or a student who never built close relationships…
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How to Know Yourself-44: Facing Your Secrets
Many people keep secrets. Is there anyone who truly has none? I doubt it. So, why do we do it?There are many reasons — sometimes to protect ourselves, sometimes to protect others. Shame, fear, and the wish to keep personal boundaries are common motivators. In some cases, secrets are used as tools of manipulation or…
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